US state, local governments budgeted $173 billion in COVID aid, Treasury says
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly half of the $350 billion in COVID-19 assistance to state, local, tribal and territorial…
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Biden 2024 campaign says it has $77 million in the bank
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election team said on Friday that it…
France fetes India’s Modi at Bastille Day celebration
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was treated to one of France’s most spectacular accolades on…
Young Canadian firefighter killed battling blaze in British Columbia
By Nia Williams and Rami Ayyub REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (Reuters) -Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday paid tribute to…
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF detained 5,000, some tortured -human rights groups
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudanese human rights organisations had evidence the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had detained more than…
WHO cancer arm deems aspartame ‘possible carcinogen’; consumption limits unchanged
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed…
US IRS chief says budget cuts would reduce ability to pursue tax cheats
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said on Friday that a Republican plan…
EU, Mercosur see little trade deal progress at inter-region summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Next week’s summit of leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean is unlikely to…
Ukraine’s spymaster comes out of the shadows
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – He wears a pistol to interviews with foreign journalists and discusses wartime intelligence. Weapons…
Sudan warring factions clash in city of Bahri as army tries to make gains
CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions fought heavy clashes in parts of the city of Bahri on Friday, residents said, a…